Johnson City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Johnson City, Tennessee Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Johnson City than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Johnson City.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Johnson City.
A list of any large public companies in Johnson City.

Most Popular Jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Elementary school teachers, except special education	1,010	40,650	$31,960 - 52,320	14%	95%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	550	41,370	$22,460 - 61,470	8%	51%
3	Financial managers	330	58,850	$29,940 - 100,000	13%	60%
4	Accountants and auditors	320	46,280	$25,260 - 64,360	18%	79%
5	Chief executives	290	114,530	$50,000 - 0	2%	65%
6	Child, family, and school social workers	280	30,250	$21,130 - 40,280	19%	77%
7	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	260	40,040	$31,770 - 51,960	11%	95%
8	Pharmacists	240	99,920	$67,290 - 121,740	22%	97%
9	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	220	107,850	$49,310 - 0	12%	51%
10	Teachers and instructors, all other	210	17,820	$12,040 - 24,360	9%	54%
11	Medical and health services managers	210	62,130	$28,480 - 110,850	16%	57%
12	Sales managers	200	62,400	$26,710 - 109,720	10%	69%
13	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	170	33,530	$21,080 - 45,980	15%	51%
14	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	150	27,760	$20,000 - 38,790	30%	77%
15	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	150	39,740	$28,270 - 55,770	13%	73%
16	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	130	40,280	$22,700 - 74,700	5%	58%
17	Graphic designers	130	27,440	$17,290 - 37,230	10%	55%
18	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	130	44,590	$32,460 - 62,040	25%	93%
19	Computer programmers	130	67,490	$38,980 - 111,820	0%	73%
20	Legislators	120	12,580	$11,510 - 14,330	1%	65%
21	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	120	59,200	$42,670 - 79,630	8%	78%
22	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	110	41,900	$23,910 - 59,540	12%	51%
23	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	110	43,520	$33,730 - 56,320	0%	96%
24	Industrial engineers	110	62,060	$43,440 - 79,210	20%	74%
25	Social and human service assistants	100	20,890	$13,890 - 27,090	34%	58%
26	Advertising sales agents	100	44,570	$26,420 - 71,160	20%	56%
27	Physical therapists	100	64,310	$45,670 - 89,160	27%	89%
28	Detectives and criminal investigators	90	48,310	$27,760 - 84,750	17%	54%
29	Marketing managers	80	81,220	$37,710 - 0	14%	69%
30	Librarians	80	40,580	$29,540 - 55,040	4%	85%
31	Engineering managers	80	86,530	$47,980 - 118,700	7%	84%
32	Floral designers	70	19,790	$14,470 - 27,620	0%	55%
33	Computer systems analysts	70	49,610	$31,160 - 70,630	29%	68%
34	Network and computer systems administrators	70	43,420	$19,640 - 65,800	27%	50%
35	Occupational therapists	60	60,620	$49,270 - 82,240	23%	90%
36	Training and development specialists	60	40,690	$29,250 - 60,140	18%	56%
37	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	60	44,610	$30,010 - 67,070	17%	56%
38	Speech-language pathologists	60	67,010	$40,580 - 93,170	11%	98%
39	Computer and information systems managers	60	69,720	$37,640 - 112,440	16%	73%
40	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	50	24,220	$17,120 - 31,190	24%	78%
41	Engineers, all other	50	47,220	$23,040 - 82,540	6%	82%
42	Compensation and benefits managers	50	67,580	$34,030 - 113,390	12%	58%
43	Computer hardware engineers	50		$0 - 0	5%	70%
44	Purchasing managers	50	63,200	$29,040 - 100,820	3%	57%
45	Coaches and scouts	50	35,510	$14,090 - 55,760	15%	60%
46	Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	50	30,000	$20,840 - 44,120	11%	58%
47	Social and community service managers	40	41,910	$25,150 - 65,400	25%	72%
48	Special education teachers, middle school	40	41,290	$32,340 - 54,020	16%	87%
49	Reporters and correspondents	40	22,000	$12,940 - 31,870	1%	85%
50	Database administrators	40	42,110	$23,460 - 87,930	29%	72%
51	Social workers, all other	40	46,640	$24,080 - 73,150	18%	77%
52	Self-enrichment education teachers	40	19,110	$12,100 - 29,810	23%	54%
53	Public relations specialists	40	36,380	$21,290 - 56,790	18%	81%
54	Computer specialists, all other	40	50,380	$20,400 - 80,960	15%	68%
55	Mechanical engineers	40	63,700	$42,470 - 92,890	4%	78%
56	Personal financial advisors	40	53,180	$23,010 - 124,550	41%	81%
57	Surveyors	30	34,470	$22,110 - 55,090	24%	82%
58	Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other	30	27,080	$21,060 - 34,500	15%	72%
59	Occupational health and safety specialists	30	56,300	$46,890 - 68,570	8%	72%
60	Dietitians and nutritionists	30	49,990	$30,910 - 71,950	9%	72%
61	Physician assistants	30	69,640	$59,800 - 95,770	27%	67%
62	Producers and directors	30	26,740	$18,850 - 35,940	11%	75%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Cashiers	2,390	15,940	$11,840 - 21,890	-2%	10%
2	Retail salespersons	2,380	23,120	$12,590 - 41,170	12%	25%
3	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,860	14,800	$11,540 - 21,260	18%	5%
4	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	1,590	22,790	$14,780 - 33,620	2%	5%
5	Customer service representatives	1,560	24,260	$17,270 - 34,270	25%	22%
6	Waiters and waitresses	1,510	14,350	$11,490 - 20,590	11%	14%
7	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,490	21,790	$14,000 - 30,600	-7%	8%
8	Office clerks, general	1,240	21,230	$13,060 - 30,980	13%	19%
9	General and operations managers	1,230	64,850	$29,190 - 118,510	2%	48%
10	Cooks, fast food	1,200	12,990	$11,480 - 15,480	8%	5%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,120	20,420	$15,490 - 27,190	18%	7%
12	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,030	17,070	$12,010 - 22,980	15%	4%
13	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,030	36,640	$23,830 - 55,450	6%	29%
14	Team assemblers	990	25,530	$19,030 - 35,120	0%	5%
15	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	990	22,000	$15,280 - 30,620	1%	18%
16	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	910	28,650	$23,140 - 36,240	14%	7%
17	Construction laborers	890	21,210	$16,230 - 26,500	11%	5%
18	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	870	25,990	$18,210 - 36,270	13%	16%
19	Assemblers and fabricators, all other	830	18,070	$15,050 - 22,090	-8%	5%
20	Machinists	780	28,800	$18,940 - 39,300	-2%	3%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	770	26,340	$15,110 - 39,680	10%	6%
22	Teacher assistants	750	16,190	$11,920 - 23,540	10%	18%
23	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	750	34,600	$17,680 - 58,240	4%	25%
24	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	750	33,570	$20,130 - 49,650	10%	4%
25	Cooks, restaurant	720	18,480	$13,450 - 23,870	12%	5%
26	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	660	28,510	$20,120 - 38,960	15%	18%
27	Receptionists and information clerks	580	18,800	$13,050 - 26,500	17%	13%
28	Home health aides	540	16,360	$12,750 - 20,450	49%	7%
29	Tellers	500	21,630	$17,690 - 27,220	14%	16%
30	Food preparation workers	500	17,200	$12,400 - 22,750	15%	7%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	500	24,300	$14,750 - 39,410	11%	14%
32	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	470	41,350	$24,870 - 59,940	-4%	15%
33	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	460	14,960	$11,750 - 18,880	13%	5%
34	Security guards	460	26,790	$15,100 - 35,100	17%	13%
35	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	430	26,490	$20,170 - 32,740	5%	2%
36	Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	430	42,210	$30,060 - 56,030	3%	13%
37	Medical secretaries	400	23,370	$17,790 - 30,210	17%	18%
38	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	370	21,200	$17,030 - 26,210	-26%	6%
39	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	370	15,590	$11,670 - 22,360	11%	5%
40	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	360	36,290	$27,660 - 49,300	11%	33%
41	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	360	28,630	$18,690 - 39,850	14%	4%
42	Numerical tool and process control programmers	340	37,590	$30,450 - 45,240	-7%	6%
43	Carpenters	340	26,770	$20,590 - 33,260	10%	6%
44	Child care workers	330	15,140	$11,580 - 21,090	18%	15%
45	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	300	30,750	$14,910 - 55,610	8%	4%
46	Pharmacy technicians	300	23,390	$15,610 - 33,230	32%	16%
47	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	270	41,890	$28,270 - 57,520	9%	10%
48	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	270	20,430	$14,670 - 28,160	18%	6%
49	Helpers--production workers	260	23,220	$13,390 - 32,190	0%	4%
50	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	260	24,850	$18,320 - 33,550	4%	15%
51	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	250	44,530	$25,500 - 69,140	7%	13%
52	Electricians	250	35,640	$22,100 - 51,280	7%	7%
53	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	250	26,180	$19,770 - 34,360	8%	3%
54	Industrial truck and tractor operators	250	25,550	$19,080 - 31,190	-1%	2%
55	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	250	25,320	$18,140 - 35,010	4%	6%
56	All other information and record clerks	250	30,480	$16,820 - 42,240	-12%	21%
57	Packers and packagers, hand	250	18,540	$12,000 - 27,350	-11%	3%
58	Fire fighters	230	33,080	$24,260 - 45,970	12%	18%
59	Cooks, short order	230	14,280	$11,530 - 17,770	5%	5%
60	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	220	27,960	$19,110 - 36,840	-6%	14%
61	Bus drivers, school	220	13,230	$11,420 - 15,100	9%	4%
62	Medical assistants	210	21,350	$18,340 - 25,070	35%	10%
63	Postal service mail carriers	210	44,400	$33,790 - 58,590	1%	11%
64	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	200	19,780	$12,170 - 29,010	13%	4%
65	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	200	16,760	$12,280 - 22,480	10%	17%
66	Dishwashers	190	15,680	$12,050 - 19,730	10%	3%
67	Loan officers	190	36,670	$23,760 - 66,530	12%	49%
68	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	190	17,060	$12,280 - 24,570	14%	3%
69	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	190	23,450	$19,820 - 29,500	-14%	0%
70	Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	180	31,490	$23,000 - 36,430	-15%	0%
71	Administrative services managers	170	50,590	$21,020 - 94,180	12%	40%
72	Dental assistants	160	27,390	$19,360 - 35,710	29%	9%
73	Tool and die makers	160	40,780	$30,550 - 56,110	-9%	5%
74	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	160	79,820	$23,020 - [?]	4%	38%
75	Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	150	42,980	$31,610 - 58,180	4%	18%
76	Industrial machinery mechanics	150	30,750	$22,660 - 40,690	9%	5%
77	Bartenders	140	15,840	$11,630 - 28,000	11%	17%
78	Medical records and health information technicians	140	23,780	$16,170 - 38,120	18%	12%
79	Business operations specialists, all other	140	50,880	$29,430 - 74,210	21%	49%
80	Radio and television announcers	130	19,190	$11,820 - 31,610	-7%	38%
81	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	130	19,040	$13,610 - 28,030	10%	5%
82	Parts salespersons	130	22,620	$14,980 - 34,990	-1%	6%
83	Counter and rental clerks	130	20,160	$12,130 - 28,530	23%	16%
84	Tour guides and escorts	120	15,400	$11,560 - 23,350	21%	29%
85	Correctional officers and jailers	120	24,070	$19,580 - 30,270	17%	11%
86	Sheet metal workers	120	32,350	$24,640 - 48,750	7%	4%
87	Sales representatives, services, all other	120	45,410	$15,730 - 74,380	28%	48%
88	Food service managers	120	31,220	$19,940 - 57,620	5%	24%
89	Computer support specialists	110	34,390	$24,020 - 46,510	13%	43%
90	First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers	110	24,910	$16,840 - 32,400	13%	11%
91	Payroll and timekeeping clerks	110	30,350	$21,540 - 43,210	3%	18%
92	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	110	45,280	$30,130 - 63,250	0%	42%
93	First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	110	43,790	$26,320 - 70,600	13%	17%
94	Automotive body and related repairers	110	29,710	$16,260 - 39,880	12%	3%
95	Order clerks	100	21,410	$15,790 - 28,330	-23%	16%
96	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	100	17,300	$15,010 - 21,080	17%	14%
97	Computer operators	100	25,710	$19,360 - 37,890	-24%	27%
98	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	100	27,000	$20,450 - 34,900	-12%	4%
99	Kindergarten teachers, except special education	90	39,940	$31,020 - 51,080	16%	43%
100	Painters, construction and maintenance	90	23,920	$19,080 - 28,910	12%	6%

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Jobs More Common Near Johnson City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Numerical tool and process control programmers	37,590	340	56.8
Tour guides and escorts	15,400	120	14.6
Radio and television announcers	19,190	130	9.9
Assemblers and fabricators, all other	18,070	830	9.7
Legislators	12,580	120	7.3
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers	42,210	430	5.6
Cooks, fast food	12,990	1,200	4.6
Machinists	28,800	780	4.6
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,490	180	4.4
Tool and die makers	40,780	160	4.3
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	21,200	370	4.1
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	43,520	110	3.8
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	19,780	200	3.7
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	44,590	130	3.7
Mental health and substance abuse social workers	27,760	150	3.2
Cooks, short order	14,280	230	3
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	28,650	910	2.8
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	26,490	430	2.8
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,530	170	2.7
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	27,000	100	2.6
Physicians and surgeons, all other	85,810	240	2.5
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	15,590	370	2.4
Child, family, and school social workers	30,250	280	2.4
Fire fighters	33,080	230	2.4
Pharmacy technicians	23,390	300	2.2
All other information and record clerks	30,480	250	2.2
Pharmacists	99,920	240	2.1
Medical secretaries	23,370	400	2.1
Chief executives	114,530	290	2
Team assemblers	25,530	990	1.9
Medical and health services managers	62,130	210	1.9
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	42,980	150	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	18,480	720	1.9
Medical records and health information technicians	23,780	140	1.9
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,420	1,120	1.8
Tellers	21,630	500	1.8
Construction laborers	21,210	890	1.8
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,790	1,490	1.8
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	23,450	190	1.7
Computer operators	25,710	100	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,800	1,860	1.6
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	36,290	360	1.6
Home health aides	16,360	540	1.6
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	41,900	110	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,650	1,010	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	41,350	470	1.6
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	36,640	1,030	1.5
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	26,180	250	1.5
Automotive body and related repairers	29,710	110	1.5
Sheet metal workers	32,350	120	1.5

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Johnson City, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	107,850	1.63	220
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	79,820	1.2	160
Security guards	26,790	1.17	460
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	30,750	1.16	300
Computer programmers	67,490	1.12	130
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,490	1.08	180
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,790	1.07	110
Pharmacists	99,920	1.07	240
Helpers--production workers	23,220	1.04	260
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,760	1.04	200
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	19,040	1.02	130
Postal service mail carriers	44,400	1.01	210
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	22,790	1.01	1,590
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	33,530	1.01	170
Dishwashers	15,680	1	190
Team assemblers	25,530	1	990
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,790	0.99	1,490
All other information and record clerks	30,480	0.99	250
Retail salespersons	23,120	0.99	2,380
Packers and packagers, hand	18,540	0.98	250
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	30,350	0.97	110
Tellers	21,630	0.97	500
Food preparation workers	17,200	0.96	500
Tool and die makers	40,780	0.96	160
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	33,570	0.95	750
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	25,320	0.95	250
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	14,800	0.94	1,860
Business operations specialists, all other	50,880	0.93	140
Industrial engineers	62,060	0.92	110
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	34,600	0.92	750
Counter and rental clerks	20,160	0.92	130
Dental assistants	27,390	0.91	160
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	20,420	0.91	1,120
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	20,430	0.91	270
Cooks, restaurant	18,480	0.91	720
Sales representatives, services, all other	45,410	0.91	120
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	45,280	0.91	110
Cashiers	15,940	0.91	2,390
Industrial truck and tractor operators	25,550	0.9	250
Bartenders	15,840	0.9	140
Office clerks, general	21,230	0.89	1,240
Pharmacy technicians	23,390	0.89	300
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	24,850	0.88	260
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians	42,980	0.88	150
Vocational education teachers, secondary school	43,520	0.88	110
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	17,060	0.88	190
Waiters and waitresses	14,350	0.87	1,510
Elementary school teachers, except special education	40,650	0.87	1,010
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,990	0.86	870
Computer support specialists	34,390	0.86	110

Highest Paying Jobs in Johnson City, Tennessee Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Obstetricians and gynecologists	183,510
Internists, general	181,130	50
Family and general practitioners	129,880	70
Chief executives	114,530	290
Lawyers	113,000
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	107,850	220
Pharmacists	99,920	240
Engineering managers	86,530	80
Physicians and surgeons, all other	85,810	240
Marketing managers	81,220	80
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	79,820	160
Industrial production managers	78,910	80
Computer and information systems managers	69,720	60
Physician assistants	69,640	30
Compensation and benefits managers	67,580	50
Computer programmers	67,490	130
Speech-language pathologists	67,010	60
General and operations managers	64,850	1,230
Physical therapists	64,310	100
Mechanical engineers	63,700	40
Purchasing managers	63,200	50
Sales managers	62,400	200
Medical and health services managers	62,130	210
Industrial engineers	62,060	110
Occupational therapists	60,620	60
Dental hygienists	59,900
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	59,200	120
Financial managers	58,850	330
Civil engineers	57,660
Occupational health and safety specialists	56,300	30
Construction managers	53,410
Personal financial advisors	53,180	40
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	52,390	50
Diagnostic medical sonographers	51,820	50
Business operations specialists, all other	50,880	140
Administrative services managers	50,590	170
Computer specialists, all other	50,380	40
Dietitians and nutritionists	49,990	30
Computer systems analysts	49,610	70
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	49,270	30
Detectives and criminal investigators	48,310	90
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers	47,870	40
Engineers, all other	47,220	50
Social workers, all other	46,640	40
Accountants and auditors	46,280	320
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	46,160	70
Sales representatives, services, all other	45,410	120
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	45,280	110
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	44,610	60
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	44,590	130

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